Customers experience Internet speed with 4G plus service in Gansu on Dec 29. [Photo/ Xinhuanet.com]

A faster and cheaper broadband network

This policy will see almost all cities connected to the optical network. More than 50 percent of Internet users will enjoy a broadband speed of more than 20M. Users of the 4G network will be expanded to 600 million.

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the plan at a conference on Dec 24, promising broader, faster and cheaper Internet connection.

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